Today, an Alabama man pleaded guilty to hijacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) account on X in a January 2024 SIM swapping attack. This comes after the defendant, 25-year-old ...

An Alabama man pleaded guilty on Monday to helping hack the SEC's X (formerly Twitter) account in January 2024 in an attempt to mislead the market about spot Bitcoin ETF approvals. Eric Council, a ...

As I reach for my red pen to award grades for SEC coaches, I worry a few fellas might require remedial coursework after ...

An Alabama man pleaded guilty to participating in the hack of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account that involved sending a fake social media post announcing the authorization of ...

Eric Council Jr., the Alabama man charged with hacking the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to falsely post the agency had approved bitcoin exchange-traded funds ...

Hacker Eric Council Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud after he took over the SEC’s X account in January 2024.

conspired with others who took “unauthorized control” of the SEC’s X account and falsely announced the SEC-approved BTC Exchange Trade Funds. This false announcement was based on a decision ...

At least some SEC coaches are headed for the honor roll. Here’s my season grade for each coach. Keep in mind grades are awarded on a curve. A 7-6 record at Vanderbilt resonates better than a 9-4 ...

Odds of a litecoin (LTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) going live in the coming months jumped to over 90% with dogecoin (DOGE) ...

In Jan. 2024, Eric Council hacked the X account of the SEC's prior chairman and falsely announced the SEC's approval of Bitcoin ETFs. As a result, the price of BTC increased by more than $1,000.

With Thursday's nine-point triumph over Missouri, No. 7 Texas (21-2, 7-1) extended its winning streak to five games.